October 2008 Festival & Events Calendar

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Exhibitions & Conferences

Events 1 to 98 of 98 during October 2008

Dates	Event, Location & Description
26 Jul - 15 Oct	Inner Worlds Outside Irish Museum of Modern Art - Royal Hospital, Military Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin
	A landmark exhibition bringing works by some of the greatest 20th-century artists together - includes Artists such as Jean Dubuffet, James Ensor, Philip Guston and Joan Miró with that of a wide cross section of Outsiders – individuals producing art from the “fringes of society” - including Henry Darger, Madge Gill and Adolf Wölfli.
1 Sep - 1 Oct	Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival , Lisdoonvarna, Clare
	Europes biggest singles event with music, dancing and romance to be had in abundance. You will meet matchmaker Willie Daly in the Matchmaker bar.
8 Sep - 4 Nov	Robert Gibbings (1889 – 1958) Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork City, Cork
	A retrospective exhibition of Cork-born Robert Gibbings who was a well-known adventurer travelling from the River Lee to Polynesia and beyond seeking material for his books and wood-engravings. This exhibition seeks to encapsulate the full breadth of his extraordinary life and work.
11 Sep - 1 Oct	Dublin Fringe Festival Dublin City Centre, Dublin, Dublin
	Three weeks of beautiful, exciting live performances in theatre, music, dance and live visual art.
18 Sep - 1 Oct	Wateford International Festival of Light Opera , Waterford City, Waterford
	14 competitive nights of Light Opera and Modern Musicals with a different show each night.
21 Sep - 11 Nov	Celebrating Armagh , Armagh City, Armagh
	A celebration of the history of Armagh City, county and its collections. Also the launch of the Irish Historic Towns Atalas for the City of Armagh.
28 Sep - 1 Oct	Galway International Oyster Festival Nimmos Pier, The Claddagh, Galway
	A world class festival featuring the Guinness wold oyster opening championship and celebrating the famous Galway Bay Oysters. Great food, fun and music.
28 Sep - 8 Oct	Open House Festival Various, Bangor, Down
	Open House Festival brings the best of traditional, roots and acoustic music and arts to the heart of Belfast, with a quality programme of events based in the citys Cathedral Quarter.
28 Sep - 1 Oct	Ranelagh Arts Festival Various, Ranelagh, Dublin
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29 Sep - 1 Oct	O Carolan Harp, Cultural and Heritage Festival , Nobber, Meath
	Harp and instrumental workshops, harp competition, traditional concerts, lectures, historical tours, arts & crafts exhibition and traditional music sessions.
29 Sep - 14 Oct	Dublin Theatre Festival Various, Dublin, Dublin
	The Dublin Theatre Festival presents the best of Irish and International theatre on the Dublin stage.
29 Sep - 1 Oct	Seisiun na hEireann , Quin, Clare
	A unique Irish festival of Traditional Irish Music with 19 groups and more than 130 musicians.
29 Sep - 1 Oct	Bundoran Ocean Festival , Bundoran, Donegal
	The Bundoran Ocean Festival celebrates the diverse attributes of our most precious asset: the sea. Through participation in surfing & watersports, music, art, photography, cinema and food we aim to respect, protect and nurture our neighbour, the Atlantic.
29 Sep - 6 Oct	Feile Phlearaca Chonamara Rosmuc, Connemara, Galway
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29 Sep - 1 Oct	Line Dance Championships 2006 SHARE Holiday Village Centre, Lisnaskea, Fermanagh
	A WCDF World Qualifying Event. Competitions for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Dancers.
30 Sep - 8 Oct	International Horse Fair , Ballinasloe, Galway
	There is something at this festival to suit all tastes including horses and pony events, show jumping, street stalls, fireworks, tug-o-war and much more.
30 Sep - 7 Oct	Celtic Spirit Culture Week Traditional Basket Making Inis Mhór, Aran Islands, Galway
	Workshops in traditional basket making combined with walks and plenty of time to relax. (early booking required)
1 Oct	Blennerville Windmill Threshing Festival Blennerville, Tralee, Kerry
	Old time steam threshing vintage machinery display with vintage cars and wood turning.
1 - 8 Oct	Celtic Spirit Culture Week Walking the Ancient Celtic Way 2006 Inishmore, Aran Islands, Galway
	Cultural week on Celtic Heritage. Holy places, ancient rituals, old myths and legends, early Celtic church etc. with recognised scholars on Celtic heritage.
1 - 16 Oct	Ballymena Arts Festival Ballymena Showgrounds, Ballymena, Antrim
	A festival of Arts & Entertainment, now in its 19th year in 2006. Featuring local, national & international acts + performances with a programme of day and evening events, schools programme and education programme.
4 - 8 Oct	Kilkenny Celtic Festival Various, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny
	Exploring and celebrating all aspects of the shared history, traditions and activities of the Celtic Nations.
5 Oct	The Supergroups 30th Anniversary Show INEC, Killarney, Kerry
	Together on one stage – Abba and the Bee Gees. . . the Thank You For The Music concert show is coming to INEC, Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney. Stars of the show Abba Magic and Bee Gees Magic have established themselves as the UK’s favourite live concert show. This year they’re back by popular demand in the all-new Supergroups 30th Anniversary Tour.
6 - 8 Oct	Kinsale Food Festival Various Hotels & Restaurants, Kinsale, Cork
	The thirtieth annual Kinsale food festival takes place in Actons and Trident Hotels and good food circle restaurants around the town.
6 - 8 Oct	Charles Macklin Autumn School , Inishowen, Donegal
	Weekend festival of events incorporating drama performances, workshops, storytelling & music. The festival provides a platform for art exhibitions & cultural tours and talks. Well established even held in attractive, lively village.
6 - 8 Oct	Feile Frank McGann Various, Strokestown, Roscommon
	Feile Frank McGann was established to honour the memory of Irelands best loved traditional musician, Frank McGann, a bodhran player, singer & story-teller; born in 1923 in Lisalway, Co. Roscommon and died in 2002.
6 - 8 Oct	Slice of Ireland Festival Various, Dublin City, Dublin
	Slice of Ireland is a 3 day food festival for all ages and featuring Irish restaurants of all varieties. Over 40 restaurants, selected on the basis of quality, originality and ethnic diversity, will feature signature dishes in affordable sampler portions.
7 - 8 Oct	Fingal Walking Festival , Fingal, Dublin
	Two day walking festival exploring Fingal, North County Dublin countryside and coastline includes easy and moderately strenuous walks.
7 Oct	Youthfest Various, Inchicore, Dublin
	Canal Communities Regional Youth Service is organising Youthfest for young people and youth groups in the areas of Bluebell, Inchicore and Rialto. This event is collaboration between youth groups and offers face painting, drumming workshops, & lots more.
8 Oct	Hacketts Bookmakers Race Day The Curragh Racecourse, The Curragh, Kildare
	Exciting 8 race programme starting at 2pm
8 Oct	Hacketts Bookmakers Race Day The Curragh Racecourse, The Curragh, Kildare
	Exciting 8 race programme starting 2pm
8 Oct	Limerick Womens mini marathon University of Limerick, Limerick, Limerick
	4.5 Mile Road Race starting at the University of Limerick at 2pm. Application forms in the Irish Examiner every Tues, Weds and Thurs.
9 - 16 Oct	Cork Film Festival Emmet House, Emmet Place, Cork
	Cork Film Festival showcases feature films, documentaries, animations, short films, experimental and student work.
9 - 15 Oct	Sonas Louisburgh Childrens Arts Festival , Louisburgh, Mayo
	Sonas Childrens Arts Festival is a community-based festival established by Louisburgh Community Project in 1999. It takes place over one week in October, the culmination of a year-round arts programme in partnership with the community & local schools.
10 - 20 Oct	Sionna Festival of World Music + Dance 2006 , Limerick City, University of Limerick
	Based at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, this festival is a collection of unique events celebrating music and dance from Ireland and across the globe.
10 - 19 Oct	Foyle Film Festival Various, Derry, Londonderry
	The festival includes an international film competition of features, shorts, animation and documenatary screenings, with talks by leading experts.
12 - 14 Oct	Slieve Bloom Storytelling Festival Various Venues, Offaly, Offaly
	A weekend of storytelling and music in local venues in and around the Slieve Blooms and Kinnity area by international and local artists.
12 - 15 Oct	Convergence 9 Sustainable Living Sustainable Living Centre, Dublin City, Dublin
	Building the Eco-Economy. This festival will bring together stakeholders from the island of Ireland and beyond to investigate the challenges and opportunities in nurturing and developing a green, clean, and financially viable eco-economy sector.
13 - 15 Oct	Nire Valley Comeragh Mountains Walking Festival Old School House, Ballymacarbry, Waterford
	One of Irelands best walking festival weekends with walks to suit everyone including ridge, mountain, low-level, forest and country lane.
13 - 15 Oct	Hard Working Class Heroes Music Festival Various, Dublin City, Dublin
	Showcase festival of 80 plus bands in Dublin city centre, over three nights. Also featuring mentor sessions and panels with industry professionals.
14 - 15 Oct	Irish Steel Guitar Festival 2006 Europa Hotel, Drogheda, Meath
	A weekend of live steel guitar music by performers from Ireland, USA and Europe.
14 - 15 Oct	Master Angler Shore Championship , Kilmore Quay, Wexford
	Fishing Competition
16 - 22 Oct	Baboro Galway International Arts Festival for Children , Galway City, Galway
	Barboró is the leading Irish arts festival devoted exclusively to children, bringing the most diverse selection of the finest in performing arts from Ireland and worldwide to its annual one-week Festival in Galway in October.
17 - 23 Oct	D.E.A.F. Dublin Electronic Arts Festival , Dublin City, Dublin
	D.E.A.F. is a festival dedicated to showcasing Irish/International electronic musicians & artists in venues around Dublin. Principle aim is to provide a platform for acts & events that would normally be sidelined by financial contraints of other festivals
19 - 22 Oct	Impressions - South Tipperary Writers Festival , Clonmel, Tipperary
	Readings, workships and debates with national and internationally known authors, also includes annual Sterne Lecture and START chapbook competition.
19 - 26 Oct	Autumn Festival , Carlow Town, Carlow
	Bilingual Environmental festival festuring ceili, art, environmental exhibitions, traditional storytelling and singing.
19 Oct	Kenny Rogers Live The Point, Dublin City, Dublin
	Famous for his hits Coward of the County and the Gambler, Kenny Rogers brings his greatest hits tour to dublin
20 Oct - 5 Nov	Belfast Festival at Queens Various, Belfast City, Belfast
	The largest festival of its kind in Ireland, combining the best of Irish, UK and International culture each year.
20 - 23 Oct	Halloween Storytelling Festival The Honey Fitz Theatre, Lough Gur, Limerick
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22 - 27 Oct	Aisling Childrens Arts Festival , Longford, Longford
	Aisling is a week long festival which aims to bring art in all its forms to the children of Longford - each year the festival has provided up to 10 performances from professional artists in varying art-forms such as drama, dance & music.
22 Oct	Lanwades and Staffordstown Stud Race Day The Curragh Racecourse, The Curragh, Kildare
	Exciting 7 race programme starting at 2pm
23 - 29 Oct	Kerry Film Festival Various, Killarney, Kerry
	The 7th annual Kerry Film festival will run in various venues across Kerry culminating in an awards ceremony on the final night for up to 6 categories including: best experimental, best international, best animation, best documentary, best Irish and best director.
23 - 30 Oct	Roola Boola Childrens Arts Festival Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Mayo
	Absolutely wonderful week of arts events for the family, particularly for the children.
25 Oct - 5 Nov	Wexford Festival Opera Dun Mhuire Theatre, Wexford Town, Wexford
	The Operas for 2006 to include a double bill of El Retablo de Maese Pedro, Don Quixote and Renard among many more.
25 Oct - 1 Nov	Festival of Arts Balbriggan Town Centre, Balbriggan, Dublin
	A festival which aims to bring all areas of Art to the community at affordable prices. Providing week long entertainment to all age group and tastes.
25 - 29 Oct	CLONES FILM FESTIVAL 2006 Lennard Arms Hotel/Cinemobile/Ulster Canal Stores, Clones, Monaghan
	Festival of International film, shorts, animation workshops, lectures and much much more
25 Oct - 1 Nov	Balbriggan Arts Festival Oct 25th Nov 01st Balbriggan Town, Balbriggan, Dublin
	Balbriggan’s 9th Arts Festival will run from October 25 to November 1, with a wide range of music, theatre and literary events – some of which free of charge - taking place throughout the town. In addition to exhibitions from local and professional artists, traditional music and a bi-lingual walk led by Green Party Leader Trevor Sargent T.D., this year’s programme will also reflect Balbriggan’s diverse population. From a multi-cultural Sunday at the Bracken Court Hotel, to an indoor circus for all the family, to music gigs such as the explosive Boxtie Band and Eurovision song contest winner Charlie McGettigan, spectators will really be spoilt for choice. Not to be missed are also the festival lecture, a writers’ workshop and the short story competition final. The festival programme will be launched to the public on Thursday, September 28 at 8pm in the Bracken Court Hotel. The hotel will also be the location of the ticket office, which will officially open on Monday, October 3. In addition, phone and credit card purchases will be available by calling 086 3062968 and tickets will be sold at most of the festival’s events. The full festival programme can be found at www.balbrigganartsfestival.com
26 - 30 Oct	Tain Rhythm + Roots Festival Various, Dundalk, Louth
	Once again this popular festival will be bringing an eclectic range of folk, tradition and leftfield rock to music lovers from all around the country.
26 - 29 Oct	The Culchie Festival , Athboy, Meath
	The male alternative of the Rose of Tralee!
26 Oct - 4 Nov	Imagine Waterford Arts Festival Various, Waterford City, Waterford
	To promote arts in the Waterford area, to commission new work. To promote local art & artists. Bring good quality work to attention of the general public in Waterford and environs.
27 - 30 Oct	Ernest Shackelton Autumn School Heritage Centre, Athy, Kildare
	Commemorates the life and adventures of Kildare born Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and polar exploration in general.
27 - 30 Oct	Cork International Jazz Festival City Centre, Cork City, Cork
	Irelands biggest and most successful annual jazz festival with eighty venues around the city.
27 - 30 Oct	Kerry Walking Festival , Glenbeigh, Kerry
	Guided walks. Accommodation and transfers with Go Ireland on some of the best walks.
27 - 31 Oct	Irish Ghost Family Festival and World Ghost Convention , Cork City, Cork
	The Ghost Family Festival will explore the supernatural and provide a fest of supernatural entertainment including The World Ghost Convention
27 - 30 Oct	Willie Keane Memorial Weekend , Doonbeg, Clare
	Weekend of traditional Irish music, song and set-dancing at its best.
27 - 29 Oct	Baffle Festival of Poetry and Craic , Loughrea, Galway
	The Baffle festival is a unique mix of poetry established and aspiring poets who compose on a given theme. "Baffler of the Year 2006" is the ultimate prize.
27 - 30 Oct	CooleyCollins Traditional Music Festival , Gort, Galway
	Festival of Traditional music, song, ceili, workshops, competitions including golf and events for children. Also an Irish and Brazilian cultural display.
27 Oct - 25 Nov	Tulca Season of Visual Art 2006 Various, Galway, Galway
	TULCA is capable of presenting a diverse programme of quality visual arts projects that engages and inspires the whole of the west of Ireland.
27 - 30 Oct	Samhain International Poetry Festival , Gortahork, Donegal
	4th Annual Smurfit International Poetry Festival and €6000 International Poetry Competition hosted by Cathal O Searcaigh
27 - 30 Oct	Sligo Festival of Baroque Music The Model and Niland Gallery, The Mall, Sligo
	The Sligo Festival of Baroque Music is ane exceptional event providing an elegant setting for an extraordinary line up of musicians.
27 - 30 Oct	Hallowe en Madness Weekend , Dunganaghy, Donegal
	Includes giant fancy dress party, teenage disco, childrens entertainment and fireworks spectacular.
27 - 30 Oct	Banks of the Foyle Halloween Carnival , Foyle, Derry
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27 - 30 Oct	Creggs Harvest Festival , Creggs, Roscommon
	Parish weekend which local people living away come home to each to meet old friends and enjoy the events laid on which include a fair day, youth football and other small novelty events held in local pubs.
27 - 29 Oct	Wicklow Autumn Walking Festival 2006 , Wicklow, Wicklow
	The festival is one of the most successful, long running festivals of its kind anywhere in Ireland. It attracts up to 600 people annually & provides a healthy boost to the local economy off-season, whilst the venue for this years is still to be confirmed.
29 Oct	Irish Conker Championships , Freshford, Kilkenny
	An event for all ages, activities with food and country market to distract you between heated competitive conker games.
29 - 30 Oct	Galway Races October Meeting Race Course, Ballybrit, Galway
	Race Meeting
30 Oct	Adidas Dublin Marathon Dublin City, Dublin City, Dublin
	The 27th year of the Adidas Dublin Marathon which runs through the historic streets of Dublin.
30 Oct	Hallowe en at Bunratty Folk Park Bunratty Folk Park, Bunratty, Clare
	A fun packed day for all the family with a fancy dress competition and favourite games from times past.
30 Oct - 4 Nov	Leanbh Drogheda Childrens Arts Festival Various, Drogheda, Louth
	Leanbh Drogheda Childrens Arts Festival is a festival celebrating childrens imagination & creativity. The Droichead Arts Centre is filled with a programme of workshops, films, dance, music, drama, comedy, visual arts, puppetry & storytelling.
31 Oct	Samhain Dublin Annual Halloween Parade Dublin City, Dublin City, Dublin
	A celebration of Celtic heritage with music and dance where everyone can participate.
31 Oct	Maam Cross Big October Fair , Connemara, Galway
	This fair takes place at the crossroads at Maam Cross where Connemara ponies are bought and sold. Presentation of cup to the "best foal of the fair".
31 Oct	Ballymun Ballymun, Ballymun, Dublin
	The Other World Festival if the culmination of two months preparation by youth clubs in the Ballymun Area. The event consists of a parade, pageant, fare sculpture, fireworks, shadow projections. Its one of the events organised by Ballymun Fest. Community.
3 Aug - 31 Dec	Set Dancing Workshop The Moorings Bar, Portmagee, Kerry
	Set dancing sessions on Friday and Sunday nights all year and an Irish Night every Tuesday in July and August.
3 Aug - 31 Dec	Salsa Dance Party Every Last Friday of each Month The Phoenix Restaurant, Castlemaine, Kerry
	Salsa Dance Party - Every Last Friday of each Month
3 Aug - 31 Dec	Egyptian Dance Party Phoenix Restaurant, Castlemaine, Kerry
	Takes place on the second Friday of the month.
11 Aug - 6 Oct	Port of Cork Liner Visits Port of Cork, Cork, Cork
	Port of Cork Cruise Liner Visits on various dates during August, September and October. Check the website link for more information.
6 Sep - 11 Oct	Sean McSweeney Retrospective Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Co Meath
	Exhibition of works from leading Irish artist Sean McSweeney
1 - 31 Oct	Glasnevin Cemetery Free Guided Walking Tours Glasnevin Cemetery, Glasnevin, Dublin
	As part of the 10 Year Restoration Plan (2007-2016) of Glasnevin – The National Cemetery, free guided tours will take place every Sunday from 11am with the last tour leaving at 3.00pm sharp during the month of October only. The tours will commence at the main entrance of the 175 year old cemetery and will be given by Shane Mac Thomais who has been the official tour guide to the cemetery for over 10 years. The tour, will last approximately one and a half hours, will take in the graves of Charles Stewart Parnell, Maude Gonne McBride, Daniel O’Connell, Eamonn DeValera, Michael Collins and many more of the men and women who helped shape Ireland’s past and present. Anyone interested in taking the tour may simply turn up on the day.
3 - 7 Oct	What the Butler Saw The Kingston Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
	Set in the world of a fashionable London psychiatrist’s clinic, the normally sterile surroundings become a bedlam of gender confusion, mistaken identities, clothes strewn asunder and sexual intrigue. When the less than reputable Dr Prentice takes a very medical approach to interviewing an aspiring secretary he sets in motion a serious of events that make it harder and harder to hide his true intentions. Hailed as a modern comedy every bit as good as Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, Orton’s play is a truly classic sex farce that keeps up an almost relentless stream of great one liners. The Blue Moon Theatre will be opening their new show, ‘What the Butler Saw’, in the Kingston Hotel in Dun Laoghaire beginning October 3rd and ending on October 7th. There will be no performance Friday October 5th What the papers said about the play ‘A breakneck comedy of near operatic complexity…this is wicked humour shown off to it’s best effect’ Four Stars, Metro ‘One of the funniest farces I’ve ever seen’ – The Observer ‘I urge all those theatergoers who have never seen this classic play to catch up with it. It’s sheer pleasure’ – The Financial Times
10 Oct	Navan Races Navan Racecourse, Navan, Co. Meath
	Flat racing Ladies Day Ladies Day Maiden, Kilcarn Stud EBF Maiden starts at 2.30pm admission €15
14 Oct	Buttevant Flapping Races Buttevant, Buttevant, Cork
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19 Oct	Dubray Books Literary Lunch Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
	The Autumn Dubray Books Book Club Lunch will take place in the recently refurbished Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, on Friday 19th October at 12.00 pm Our very special guest for the day will be Colm Toibin. Other guests include authors Karen Gillece, Sinead Moriarty, Sheila O’Flanagan, Patricia Scanlan, Kate Thompson, Adrian White and Sarah Webb. Tickets €50 (Price includes a signed hardback copy of Mothers and Sons by Colm Toibin RRP €20).
20 - 21 Oct	New Communities Expo 2007 RDS, Main Hall, Dublin, Dublin
	Working, Living & Enjoying Ireland. Free. All Welcome. OVER 80 EXHIBITION STANDS Jobs * Business Start Up Advice * Personal Finance * Health and Well-Being * Fashion and BeautyMulti-lingual Seminars Kids Corner
24 - 29 Oct	Festival of Masks Heritage Town of Trim and Environs, Trim, Co. Meath
	This is the first year of the Festival of Masks taking place in the Heritage town of Trim. Events will take place in Trim Castle, hotel venues and street theatre in Trim and its environs. Events include: Launch; Well wishes by VT Mel Gibson/Pierce Brosnan, followed by outdoor movie. Great Outdoors; Outdoor screening of films and visual art throughout the festival, Theatre productions and Masquerade Ball; Exclusive Venetian’esque masked ball event in Knightsbrook Hotel. Super Heroes Club Event: Costumed party and DJ for the 18+ age group Musical Recital; Classical music at Bellinter House. For more information, visit www.festivalofmasks.ie or email info@trimfest.ie
24 - 29 Oct	Festival of Masks Various venues in Trim, Trim, Meath
	Launch; Well wishes by VT Mel Gibson/Pierce Brosnan, followed by outdoor movie. Great Outdoors; Outdoor screening of films and visual art throughout the festival Running Beast by Donál O Kelly in Trim Castle, a music-theatre piece based on Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone (1550-1616). * Fozen Music ll (Ember Productions) performed by Geraldine Plunkett and cellist Geaspar Warfield is a theatrical triptych incorporating; Eavan Boland’s The Lost Land (poem adaptation), Samuel Beckett’s Company (adaptation) and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill’s Máthair/Mother in Trim Castle. * Spirits; an event performed by various artists where the art of story telling is explored with young audiences as a way of communicating folklore, for example Celtic folklore and other mythical beliefs relevant to the harvest and Halloween. * Crux; Trim Castle is the beautifully austere setting for a presentation of Ireland’s foremost choral groups Crux. This contemporary and theatrically costumed group are performing a selection of enchanting medieval & renaissance music by candle light. Mask Making: Workshops suitable for schools (different ages) Landscape / Theatre; a large community led project directed by Ric Jerrome, an international comic Theatre practitioner and associate of The Natural Theatre Company (U.K.). Masquerade Ball; Exclusive Venetian’esque masked ball event in Knightsbrook Hotel
25 - 29 Oct	Connemara Pony Sales Galway Road, Clifden, Galway
	5 Day Sales of Registered Connemara Ponies, Thursday - Broken & Ridden Friday - Dry Mares and Fillies Saturday, Sunday & Monday - Breeding Mares and Foals
26 - 28 Oct	Virginia Pumpkin Festival Virginia Town, Virginia, Cavan
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26 - 27 Oct	Murder Mystery Weekend Woodville House Restaurant & Guest House, Mullingar, Co Westmeath
	A night to remember where our guest become the cast in a Murder Mystery Weekend to remember. Two nights Bed & Full Irish Breakfast, Murder Mystery Event, Four Course Meal on Sat Night all for only €249. Only 20 places left
26 - 31 Oct	Causey Halloween Experience Causey Farn, Girley,Fordstown, Co. Meath
	This festival is based on a pagan feast called Samhain, which is said to have originated on the Hill of Ward, one of the higher points of County Meath. Just underneath this hill lies the Causey Farm, which every year entertains brave visitors with an experience they are unlikely to forget. It is a unique venue for such a festival, for in the middle of the farm lies a deserted house, which has been haunted for more than two centuries.

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